Me and countless me

"It's nothing, Anko."

Orochimaru didn't explain too much, and then he saw a girl named Shizune walking to the cemetery holding an umbrella, and came to another tombstone, quietly paying homage, and kept talking.

Orochimaru was silent again. That was Kato Dan, who also died while working with him, and it seemed that he had commanded it...

He wanted to escape from this cemetery, but he couldn't help but stay here and kept asking himself one question.

How afraid are you of death?

Am I more afraid that my teacher will disappoint me, or am I more afraid of death?

Are you more afraid of being forgotten, or are you more interested in magic in this world?

Orochimaru felt a little confused.

He is so obsessed with the study of magic in order to avoid death and tragedy, so that he and those around him will not die.

But why did he still have to see so many deaths in Konoha Village, the deaths that happened around him, and even his teacher didn't want to believe him?

So he wanted to see the answer to this question and understand the reason for all this from the hearts of those who wanted to talk to the dead.

Understand what you are really thinking.

"Teacher Orochimaru, the war is almost over, you don't have to be so sad."

Mitarashi Anko, who thought Orochimaru was just sad, stretched out her hand to grab Orochimaru's cold hand, and carefully placed the umbrella in her hand on Orochimaru's head, but she was caught in the rain.

Orochimaru didn't speak, but quietly took the umbrella, then put his arms around Anko, asking her to get closer to him.

However, Anko, who was close to him, only felt a burst of coldness, while Orochimaru felt a burst of warmth.

After the two were silent for a while, Orochimaru spoke.

"Anko, you seem to want to go to the battlefield again?"

He asked, and Anko didn't quite understand Orochimaru's thoughts, so she nodded.

"Yeah, everyone went to the battlefield, but I didn't go to the battlefield. I felt like a coward. And everyone was in the limelight on the battlefield, especially that guy Qing Tan, what kind of wood escape ninja... Really, obviously He seemed to be an ordinary guy before, talking about big ideas all day long, and he competed with me every day for popularity!”

When Mitarashi Anko mentioned carbon cleaning, she snorted in displeasure.

Orochimaru didn't know what to say about his disciple. His disciple was so well protected by him that he didn't understand how terrifying the battlefield was.

She thought that the part she saw was the most terrifying battlefield.

Just like...

Just like the original rope tree.

But he quickly suppressed the throbbing in his heart, stroked Anko's head, and asked.

Because he could often hear the name of this person named Qingtan from Anko's ears, he knew that Murata Qingtan was Asuma's teammate, like a bodyguard, but he really didn't know him well.

"So Anko, is there anyone you care about? Whether it's someone you hate or someone you like."

Anko still didn't understand what Orochimaru meant, so after thinking for a while, she spoke out.

"The person I like the most is probably Hong, right? She is very gentle, and the person I hate the most is probably Qing Tan, because he looks very mature all day long. I really don't understand why Hong likes him! I just feel like an old man, very boring, thinking about the meaning of the existence of ninjas every day. When we met last time, he said that if ninjas can do the work of ordinary people..."

Anko started to criticize Li Ke for all kinds of faults. Orochimaru just listened quietly and then stroked Anko's head.

He doesn't know what kind of person Murata Qingtan is now, but he knows very well that his disciple may be falling out of love.

By the time she, like Jiraiya, realizes that all her concerns about Li Ke are because she likes him, I am afraid that the wood escape ninja named Murata Qingtan will have already entered into the marriage hall with the girl named Yuhi Kurenai. .

Moreover, the thoughts of this Wood Release Ninja... are very dangerous.

So he hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Hongdou, sometimes you have to be careful about what you care about. If you relax even a little bit, you will lose everything."

He couldn't help but think about himself. If he hadn't relaxed because of Naoki's pleading, and hadn't relaxed because of Kato Dan's ability, wouldn't he have let everyone around him die? Is it true that you won’t let the teacher give up on you?

Looking at Mitarashi Anko's confused look, Orochimaru seemed to see the rope tree again. He knew this was not good, but he still couldn't help but think so, and thought of his teacher again.

and the teacher’s decision.

He knew why his teacher alienated him. It was because he and Danzo were too close, and his methods were also very similar to Danzo's. They were both able to sacrifice some of his own people for the purpose.

But when he sacrificed those people, those people were either traitors with evil intentions or people who were ready to awaken, which was not the same as Danzo.

As for doing experiments...

How could he be willing to fail after sacrificing so many people!

Thinking of the faces of the volunteers who had severe rejection reactions but still asked him with concern whether someone had succeeded in the Wood Release experiment, Orochimaru fell silent again.

The appearance of new Wood Release ninjas proved that Wood Release was not a flash in the pan.

"So... I was right, teacher..."

Muttering this sentence in his heart, Orochimaru did not look at Tsunade who was being comforted by Shizune, but clenched his fist and walked towards his home with Red Bean.

He had found a technique that could revive the dead. After he had completely studied Wood Release, he could concentrate on studying that technique.

And when the research was successful one day, he would go to see Tsunade.

As for now...

He really didn't have the face to see the other party.

So, so...

"Red Bean, I have something to ask you."

Orochimaru suddenly looked at his disciple Red Bean.

"Hmm? What is it, Teacher Orochimaru?"

Red Bean looked at his teacher with some confusion, and then asked.

"When Murata Kiyotan returns to the village, can you help me arrange a meeting with him? I have something important to ask him."

Hongdou was stunned for a moment, and then her face turned pale. She thought that she had said something bad about Li Ke, which made Orochimaru want to punish Li Ke!

So, she asked in a low voice.

"You, do you have anything to say?"

Orochimaru hesitated, because he himself didn't know what identity he should use to meet the Wood Release Ninja!

Orochimaru's role will be more important, so he is in these two chapters.